Band Fragment with Masks, Lotus Flowers, and Birds, 400–700, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen, Overall: 10 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. (25.7 x 3.5 cm), Textiles-Woven, Lotus blossoms, a decorative element frequently encountered on textiles found in Egypt, are combined with stylized heads reminiscent of theater masks-a motif known in Greco-Roman and Sasanian art. The polychrome examples seen here also incorporate flying birds
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Band Fragment, Masks, Lotus Flowers, Birds, 400–700, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Tapestry weave, polychrome wool, undyed linen, Overall, 10 1/8 x 1 3/8, 25.7 3.5 cm, Textiles-Woven, blossoms, decorative element, frequently, encountered, textiles, Egypt, combined, stylized heads, reminiscent, theater masks, motif, Greco-Roman, Sasanian art, examples, incorporate flying, birds
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